Bouncers assault Gay Man for dancing with another man at nightspot in Queens

[FreeState]

http://www.towleroad.com/2009/12/nyc-gay-man-asssaulted-by-bouncers-for-dancing-with-another-man.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+towleroad%2Ffeed+%28Towleroad+Daily++%23gay+news%29

A gay activist was assaulted by bouncers at a Mexican bar/restaurant in Queens when he danced with another man.

The NY Post reports:

"Tarlach MacNiallais, 47, was punched and kicked and had a chair smashed over his head in the attack by two security guards at the Guadalajara De Noche restaurant in Jackson Heights at 12:43 a.m. Saturday, police said. The attack is being treated as a possible hate crime. ' said, 'You can't do that here, this is not a gay bar,' MacNiallais told cops. 'I said I have just as much right as anyone else.' MacNiallais -- spokesman for the Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization, which is best known for its annual fight to march in the St. Patrick's Day Parade -- said the bouncers wrestled him to the ground and dragged him away from other dancers before they attacked him. He was treated for cuts and bruises at Elmhurst Hospital Center."

[Matariki]

1. Oh, they are going to regret that.

[Taverner]

2. Yep - that is a hate crime

[marmar]

3. Unreal.......

I feel like going to that bar and tongue-kissing a dude right in front of the bouncers.

[MineralMan]

4. That's going to cost them. Good!

[FreeState]

5. You can't do that here, this is not a gay bar -

I love that rational. Can we do the same with religion? You cant do that here this is not a Church... can you imagine the outrage at that? But yet bigots try and put us in "our place" all the time...

[joeybee12]

6. Sue their pants off! And, I have to say, does this guy have a great name or what/

Tarlach MacNiallais.

[47of74]

7. I foresee lawsuits in the bar's future.

[Hepburn]

8. And I bet if two women were dancing together....

...gay, straight or bi...nothing would have happened.

How fucking sick and stupid on the part of the bar ~~ hope there is a huge civil verdict and a criminal action as well. Sounds like a hate crime to me.

JMHO

[WI_DEM]

9. Those bouncers are in trouble--and that bar could be too (in a civil judgement).

Good.